After the audio book ended 

I wondered, 

can I say I read a good book 

or just heard it was good?

Banking on Decrepit

The illusive dream you always forget 

is the American dream

and the scariest thing you will ever do 

is grow old

and no insurance plan, affordable or not
will ease that fear.

*

Occasionally I attend these senior events,
mingle a bit
and find myself thinking,
Jesus! I sure hope I don’t end up like that.

Normal at last

I started off at the bottom, 

chained to the old way 

and finally, 

after a lifetime of struggle 

I broke free

and acquired mediocrity, 

anonymity, 

and the guise of normality.

The Content

One network lightly salted it’s bowl of crap and the ratings went up, 

so the second network decided to add pepper to it’s bowl of crap 

and the ratings went higher.  

The third network salted and peppered it’s crap and heaped it on plates 

and the ratings skyrocketed, 

so the first and second went out and bought bigger and prettier plates.

Political issues

are like swirling, double-edged swords.

  Shiny, moral and impressive from afar   

but up close they cut asunder.

Jobs are already hard to find 

so to remedy the problem 

throw millions of new seekers 

into the pot 

might be legal in a couple states
but regulating it might 

incarcerate more than before 

you sign up 

for any of this insurance stuff  

ask yourself how another bill 

prevents anyone from getting ill 

gotten gain   

seems to underline every issue, 

devised by masters of deceit 

long before the cutting begins.

Effective Dysfunction

Lie about everything

then watch them waste all their time

proving you a liar.

After awhile

everyone will forget all the lies

but they will remember you.

*

A Decade Later

Quiet and serene

where never a scream

can be heard

a beast sits

with brush in hand

trying to paint

the lies away,

shocking and awing

every passer-by.

*

Dow Jones Sideshow

The clown with the balloon 
blows and blows 
like there’s no end in sight 

and circling him all around 
jumping up and down
kiddies squeal with delight. 

Silver Linings and Lemonade

I needed a paint job.  My bumper and hood really looked trashy due to that clear coating stuff flaking off so on my way to Maaco I pulled into a gas station to get some tobacco and the guy in front of me was getting out of his car when it slipped into reverse and came crashing back into me.

Needless to say I was crushed, no pun intended, but it just so happened the guy worked at a body shop and said he’d fix it right up with no cost to me.  So they fixed and painted my bumper and gave me a new hood and now my car looks brand new.

True story.  It happened a few weeks ago.